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NOVAK, COLLEEN (peer reviewed publications)
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Novak CM and Albers HE, ―N-methyl-D-aspartate microinjected into the
suprachiasmatic nucleus mimics the phase-shifting effects of light in the diurnal Nile
grass rat (Arvicanthis niloticus),‖ Brain Research 951 (2), 255-263, (2002).
Gamble KL, Novak CM, and Albers HE, ―Neuropeptide Y and N-methyl-D-aspartic acid
interact within the suprachiasmatic nuclei to alter circadian phase,‖ Neuroscience 126 (3),
559-65, (2004).
Paul KN, Gamble KL, Fukuhara C, Novak CM, Tosini G, and Albers HE, ―Tetrodotoxin
administration in the suprachiasmatic nucleus prevents NMDA-induced reductions in
pineal melatonin without influencing Per1 and Per2 mRNA levels,‖ European Journal of
Neuroscience 19 (10), 2808-14, (2004).
Novak CM, Ehlen JC, Huhman KL, and Albers HE, ―GABAB receptor activation in the
suprachiasmatic nucleus of diurnal and nocturnal rodents,‖ Brain Research Bulletin 63
(6), 531-535, (2004).
Novak CM and Albers HE, ―Novel phase-shifting effects of GABAA receptor activation
in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of a diurnal rodent,‖ American Journal of Physiology 286
(5), R820-R825, ―Editorial Focus‖ spotlights article, (2004).
Novak CM and Albers HE, ―Circadian phase alteration by GABA and light differs in
diurnal and nocturnal rodents during the day,‖ Behavioral Neuroscience 118 (3), 498-
504, (2004).
Novak CM, Jiang X, Wang C, Teske JA, Kotz CM, and Levine JA, ―Caloric restriction
and physical activity in zebrafish (Danio rerio),‖ Neuroscience Letters 383 (1-2), 99-104,
(2005).
Novak CM, Kotz CM, and Levine JA, ―Central orexin sensitivity, physical activity, and
obesity in diet-induced obese and diet-resistant rats,‖ American Journal of Physiology
290 (2), E396-E403, (2006).
Ehlen JC, Novak CM, Karom MC, Gamble KA, Paul KN, and Albers HE, GABAA
receptor activation suppresses Period 1 mRNA and Period 2 mRNA in the
suprachiasmatic nucleus during the mid-subjective day,‖ European Journal of
Neuroscience 23, 3328-2236, (2006).
Kotz CM, Wang CF, Teske JA, Thorpe AT, Novak CM, Kiwaki K, Levine JA, ―Orexin
A mediation of time spent moving in rats: neural mechanisms,‖ Neuroscience 142 (1),
29-36, (2006).
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